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Antonyms for appropriateness

Grammar : Noun
Spell : adjective uh-proh-pree-it; verb uh-proh-pree-eyt
Phonetic Transcription : adjective əˈproʊ pri ɪt; verb əˈproʊ priˌeɪt


Definition of appropriateness

Origin :
  • early 15c., "take possession of," from Late Latin appropriatus, past participle of appropriare, adpropriare (c.450) "to make one's own," from Latin ad- "to" (see ad-) + propriare "take as one's own," from proprius "one's own" (see proper). Related: Appropriated; appropriating.
  • noun appropriate conduct
Example sentences :
  • As we go swiftly on we realize the appropriateness of the epithet ever applied to the Rhne.
  • Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
  • Got the biggest sense of appropriateness of any man in the county, Wilkerson has.
  • Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington
  • No arguments can be drawn from the appropriateness or inappropriateness of the characters of Plato.
  • Extract from : « Phaedrus » by Plato
  • It was not until the next morning that they fully understood the appropriateness of the direction.
  • Extract from : « We Two » by Edna Lyall
  • One of the Abbey's first charms is the appropriateness of its gardens; they too are old.
  • Extract from : « Highways & Byways in Sussex » by E.V. Lucas
  • The appropriateness of the name strikes one at the first glance.
  • Extract from : « The Book of the National Parks » by Robert Sterling Yard
  • So read, we see in these words fuller beauty and appropriateness.
  • Extract from : « Separation and Service » by James Hudson Taylor
  • And here let us consider a moment this matter of appropriateness.
  • Extract from : « The Tapestry Book » by Helen Churchill Candee
  • It was not from a sense of appropriateness, as in pursuance of her system of re-examination.
  • Extract from : « Hopes and Fears » by Charlotte M. Yonge
  • The appropriateness of that name does not seem to strike you at once.
  • Extract from : « The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard » by Anatole France

Synonyms for appropriateness

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